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    CPRstreetmachines 1969 Turbo'd Pro-Touring GT2 build

    underside of cowl pinch weld bracing for export brace =:nice::nice::nice: "Originally Posted by 10secgoal Ohhh, god no. It's not that thin. If it was, It woulda been thrown away lol. When the engine comes back out it will get a little more bracing on that piece, and the underside of the...
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    mustang exhaust

    No video here, but maybe I'll post one up after the 408 goes in. I have the Magnaflows with X-pipe, and love the sound at WOT. I do wish they droned a bit less at idle and on the freeway, but that seems to come with the territory more or less. I do have some curiosity about the Dr. Gas/Spin...
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    Blueprint crate engines from Summit/Blueprint? 347/425hp/410tq for $5k-6k

    Can't believe I said "1.6 or 1.7 springs" - I meant beehive springs with 1.7 rockers I meant 1.6 or 1.7 rockers with beehive springs, lol . . . I would have expected a little more from your setup, since my builder (not Blueprint, I'm not using them but I think they are a great option) was...
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    Victor Jr's too big for a street car?

    So, Darreld, since we're just chatting over here on Classic talk :D I'll be able to post up pics of the Steeroids and Hedman 88300 headers soon (you're still using those, right?) as my engine install progresses. Hopefully this will help other guys using a Steeroids rack and hunting for headers...
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    Unexpected "Cash For Clunkers" Consequence?

    I thought that was only on cars traded in as Cash for Clunkers . . . Gene, I know that's a requirement for cars traded in for Cash For Clunkers, and that's an unfortunate consequence of the program - a lot of the cars traded in that qualify, like Camaros, Explorers, (not Mustangs -...
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    Blueprint crate engines from Summit/Blueprint? 347/425hp/410tq for $5k-6k

    @blkfrd: by the way, noticed in your sig that you went with shaft rockers and beehive springs. What's the top end of your usable RPM there? And I'm a little stupid on the 1.6 and 1.7 springs - my guess is you went 1.7 to give the spring more leverage to close the valve? I'm talking with my...
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    Blueprint crate engines from Summit/Blueprint? 347/425hp/410tq for $5k-6k

    @12sec67: so that was operator/amateur mechanic error, eh? I wonder if they honored the warranty if he messed up the timing himself . . . @blkfrd: yeah, I feel like the more legitimate, good value options there are out there, the better off we all are. It's good to have choice and...
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    Blueprint crate engines from Summit/Blueprint? 347/425hp/410tq for $5k-6k

    Hey all, I know there will be some "you get what you pay for" responses, but some of these crate engines are less than you'll pay for an aftermarket short block. I know they're not blueprinted, so the name is a bit misleading, but some of them seem like a terrific value, especially the...
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    First Time engine build - need 331 advice

    Here's the link to all the 331 kits It's somewhat poorly laid out - you have to look at the icon/avatar to see what is cast and forged, and from what manufacturer, for example, but you can search by Scat or Probe and then narrow down to what piston you want: Ford Engine Kit - Ford 331...
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    First Time engine build - need 331 advice

    subscribing, and lamenting the lack of roller cam Edelbrock Total Power Packages I'd be on an Edelbrock Total Power Package for the 302/331 engine if they only had one. I've been looking at #2091 (with your 60229 heads) but can't figure out why they do one for the 351w with roller rockers and...
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    Rebuild or Crate Motor?

    Quick note - if you do put in discs in the rear, do a drum/disc Explorer/Crown Vic type. That way, you have the disc power and the drum parking brake. I went with the Wilwood version of this setup, but there's no need for that with the front brakes you've got there.
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    Summit/Northern Radiator Mounting - Summit 380100 ok?

    @iskwezm: yeah, I wish mine sat on the strut braces. I thought it would, but I didn't do enough measuring first and it sits on the frame rails. It should work though and the extra width lets me use the fan I want to use. @tim65: man, I looked all over the place for a 3-sheave crank pulley...
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    Summit/Northern Radiator Mounting - Summit 380100 ok?

    Well, I ordered them, they were cheap enough . . . @Cobra: So, where the core support bulges out, you cut that out and it fits more or less flat against the top of the core support? I thought about that briefly, and that might work. I think I'd have less clearance the farther I go forward...
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    Electric or Standard water pump

    I'll let you know how my 30" Northern radiator and flex-a-lite works . . . 68EFI, What's up, older brother? :D (check our builds and R&P, there are some similarities) There's some uncertainty as to whether my 30" rad will fit, but it's just barely enough for the low-profile flex-a-lite...
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    Summit/Northern Radiator Mounting - Summit 380100 ok?

    Hey all, Got a Summit/Northern 30" wide, 19.5" high, 26" core radiator: Summit SUM-380463 - Summit Racing® Direct Fit Aluminum Radiators - Overview - SummitRacing.com and am wondering if anyone has used a similar 19.5" high radiator and if the Summit "Universal" brackets below fit...
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    Just how safe can you feasibly get a first generation Mustang to be?

    Link to "How Crumple Zones Work" If anyone wants to go to this length, I'm sure that a crumple zone could be retrofitted (with a ton of welding) into the front to the inside and outside of the shock towers, in the rear, perhaps inside the trunk, and reinforcement put into the rear fenderwell...
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    Just how safe can you feasibly get a first generation Mustang to be?

    Okay, I'm taking the flame bait. I have only been in two accidents in 19 years of driving, and one of them involved my '70 Mustang when I was 16. I nailed a car in the right rear quarter, an '88 Civic sedan, I think. that car had to have the bumper and rear quarter panel replaced. I had a...
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    Inexpensive (relatively) radiator options?

    Summit/Northern You can get Northern radiators from Summit - I'm removing the battery and going with about a 27" wide one with a dual fan that covers the entire core surface. Don't have the price in front of me, but it was a pretty good deal IIRC. Even if I don't open up the core support...
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    Crate Engine Builder wants me to go F.A.S.T. EFI over Mass-Flo . . .

    6AL-2 it is, thanks for the reminder In doing all this, and since the engine isn't done yet, I completely spaced on the need to get an ignition box to handle the new engine since I'm not going Mass-Flo. With trunking the battery (I'm using a short ground and a long ground up to the...
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    Crate Engine Builder wants me to go F.A.S.T. EFI over Mass-Flo . . .

    nothin' yet supposed to go to the dyno late this week . . . PM me and I can send you a video they did of an engine build of an SBC and a BBC using the same EZ-EFI kit. Trying not to post engine builder's name, but any sleuthing on this forum can find it out pretty easily. :D
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